Script development of Lottery 2 Funded by Creative Scotland 2014 Now called :

LOST IN A BOOK BY LOWRI POTTS

The Team (left to right): Euan Cuthbertson, Charlotte Allan, Alicia Devine, Lowri Potts and EmmaClaire Brightlyn

Alicia plays the part of Jane, a librarian.

Euan plays the part of ‘Character’

First Rehearsal 19.12.13 Pollokshaws Library, Glasgow

Our ‘stage’ is set….

Some observers are welcome in the wings

Only a handful of props needed‌. and we are ready to start!

Combat designer, EmmaClaire, choreographs the fight.

“Does the name ‘D’Artagnan mean anything to you?”

“A crisis is a crisis. I’ve got one now. An identity crisis. So fight!”

Second rehearsal 30/1/14 The Library @ the Bridge, Easterhouse

Adjustments needed for a new space?

A few script changes‌

“I love these pop-up books…the way you can peer right inside…”

“I’m a hero in waiting. Waiting to star in my story. Aren’t you? Aren’t we all?”

The poster is distributed

Script-in-hand performance at Pollokshaws Library on 20.3.14

“I’m a little teapot….”

They loved it!

Our second Script-in-hand performance in the Library @ The Bridge, Easterhouse 20.3.14…….

was a success!

Q and A with writer, director and audience after each show.

Some audience feedback “Really portrayed the library as so much more than books!” “I liked the librarian – particularly the hints at the complexity of her background and her personality, the interplay between the two characters, the sense of play, fun and discovery in a library setting. “I like that it’s accessible as a story – lots of different aspects for people to engage with, the language is open and appealing.”

“Really good!”

“Really engaging!”

“Delightful!“

“The play has great potential for a community and book festival audience too” “I think it would be appealing to a wide audience, just as a library is”

Photos © Karen Gordon © Lowri Potts